Weekly small pleasures #24 – Holding onto summer

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Where did August go?

Well – we  were getting married! Most of August was consumed with wedding preparations. Organizing a wedding (not to mention the paperwork for the marriage) takes a lot more time than I would have expected.  We also snuck in a brief trip to the Canary islands, which I will definitely share some photos of at some point! My parents stayed with us in Berlin the week after the wedding, which made me think I should also share some photos of Berlin and Prague at some point.

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Anyway – now things are back to normal, and we have been lucky enough in Berlin to be having really hot September weather. September is often still sunny and nice, but this year we’ve even had really warm temperatures to go with it. This is a great pleasure, and I feel a bit sentimental about every sunny day knowing that the autumn temperatures will probably set in from this weekend (the forecasts for next week are 18-20 degrees Celsius). But, before they do, here were this Week’s Small Pleasures. Thanks to Mani at a New Life Wandering for hosting this blog event. It’s great that she and Thistles and Kiwis are regular posters! Continue reading

Daily Life

Since moving to Berlin I’ve seen and experienced lots of new things and have learnt a lot. At times there has also been some culture shock, although now that I’ve been here a while I don’t tend to notice these things anymore. Here are some posts I’ve written about our daily life here. For more on our travels, you can visit the Travel page.

Easter traditions

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City biking for dummies

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Spring in Berlin

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Hedgehog in the garage

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Cake for breakfast

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The IKEA experience

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Cooking in a foreign country

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10 things I dislike about Berlin

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15 things I love about Berlin

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Riot on Schedule – 1 May

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Solar eclipse

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Carnival of Cultures

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A walk in the world (1)

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Snow scenes

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Planning our Czech Wedding

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2015 in Instagrams (1)

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2015 in Instagrams (2)

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March – Wildlife in the Garden

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How to make an Easter egg tree

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The wedding planning continues

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South Africa meets  Czech Republic: our Protea-themed wedding

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Weekly Small Pleasures Blog event:

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #1 – Park Life

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #2 – Weekend in Czech

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #3 – Strawberry Fields

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #4 – Beer, food and sports

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #5 – Food and more food

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #6 – Summer days

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #7 – Summer flowers

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #8 – Summer thunderstorms

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #9 – Cake and Kayaking

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #10 – Changing seasons

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #11 – Early autumn

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #12 – Christmas is coming

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #13 – Christmas market season

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #14 – Frost and Christmas

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #15 – Emerging from winter

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #16 – Spring has arrived!

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #17 – Berlin and Brandenburg

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #18 – Lilac and canola

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures # 19 – There and back again

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #20 – Cambridge in spring

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #21 – Summer days

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #22 – Summer in the city

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #23 – 2 in 1

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #24 – Holding onto summer

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #25 – Winter is coming!

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #26 – Cold but cosy

Middle Europe  Weekly Small Pleasures #27 – Autumn pleasures

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #28 – Going back in time

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #29 – Chocolate, kriek and autumn forest

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #30 – November ’16

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #31 – Spring things

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #32 – Roses and burrs

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #33 – Monsoon summer

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #34 – Work hard, play hard

Middle Europe Weekly Small Pleasures #35 – Winter is coming (2)

A whole new set of medicines